高中英语必修2 Unit 5 Music period 4 测试学生版 精品

测试卷5第Ⅰ卷第一部分'阅读理解(共两节，满分34分)第一节(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

APop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial music. It had its beginning in the United States of America and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best known early form of pop music was “rock 'n' roll”；another was “blues”．A more recent development is “folk­rock”．Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world; it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It's_a_big_industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e．g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.1．All of the following forms belong to pop music EXCEPT______.A．blues B．rock 'n' rollC．jazz D．folk-rock2．According to the article，the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was________it is today.A．much greater thanB．much smaller thanC．as great asD．as small as3．Which of the following is TRUE?A．No pop music is on a high musical level.B．Much pop music is very artistic.C．Pop music is highly artistic.D．Not all pop music is without artistic value.4．“It is a big industry.”means that “________”A．It makes a lot of musical instruments(乐器)．B．It is a big musical and commercial business.C．The pop singers are very hardworking.D．Pop music is on a very high musical level.BA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑)．Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度)．But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes“mindlessly”by taking down word for word what the professors said.In the first experiment，students were given either a laptop or pen and paper.They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills.Thirty minutes after the talk，they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand.However，the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts.Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers' report said，“While more notes are beneficial，if the notes are taken mindlessly，as is more likely the case on a laptop，the benefit disappears.”In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory，students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture.This time，the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding，but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.5．More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can________.A．write more notesB．digest concepts betterC．get higher scoresD．understand lectures better6．While taking notes，laptop users tend to be________.A．skillful B．mindlessC．thoughtful D．tireless7．The author of the passage aims to________.A．examine the importance of long-term memoryB．stress the benefit of taking notes by handC．explain the process of taking notesD．promote the use of laptops8．The passage is likely to appear in________.A．a newspaper advertisementB．a computer textbookC．a science magazineD．a finance reportCIt all starts with a tree.In fact，it starts with several trees.Since the first modern guitars were made in Northern Spain over 150 years ago，crafts－persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.Every guitar is made of several different kinds of wood.Each piece is carefully chosen and then cut to fit the part of the guitar for which it is designed.The most important part of a guitar is the soundboard—the piece of wood with a large hole that lies under the strings(弦，线)．Guitar makers are careful to make the soundboard just the right shape and thickness.Then they fix stripes(长条)of wood across the inside in a special pattern，which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.Wood for the curvy(弯曲的)sides of the guitar must be soaked(浸湿)in water and bent over a hot iron pipe.When all the pieces of the guitar are ready，they are carefully stuck together with glue(胶水)．Special woodworking tools are used to shape and smooth the neck of the guitar.The craftsperson must make sure that the neck is perfectly centered over the soundboard.Then it is time to use varnish(亮光漆)．This brings out the beauty of the wood.Varnish also improves the sound of the guitar but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.Finally guitar strings are attached and tightened to make just the right musical tones.Then it's time to play a song.9．The best title for this passage may be________.A．How to make a guitarB．What a guitar Is made ofC．How to play the guitarD．Where to find the est guitar10．In order to make the soundboard strong，________.A．people tie strings to the top of itB．stripes are stuck across the inside of woodC．a large hole is made in itD．several pieces of wood are glued together11．Which of the following does NOT affect the sound of a guitar?A．Soundboard. B．Strings.C．Neck. D．Colour.12．What will happen to the guitar if too much varnish is used to the wood?A．The beauty of the wood can't be seen clearly.B．The sound of the guitar will be flat and dull.C．The tone of the guitar will be improved.D．A guitar will become thin.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。